Bill > HB05221

This bill reestablishes the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee, a permanent standing committee of the General Assembly, which will be composed of six senators and six representatives. The committee's responsibilities include conducting "program reviews" (examinations of state programs to assess their effectiveness, efficiency, and necessity) and "investigations" (examinations of matters referred to the committee). The committee will have the power to compel witness testimony and the production of documents, and its members will serve two-year terms. The bill also outlines procedures for how the committee will receive and act on requests for reviews and investigations, including those initiated by legislative members, committees, or by the committee itself. Furthermore, it details how the committee will interact with audit reports from the Auditors of Public Accounts and how it will receive information from various state agencies and officials, including the Judicial Review Council. The bill specifies that the committee's findings and recommendations will be reported to the General Assembly, and it includes provisions to protect the confidentiality of information obtained during investigations until their completion.

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